An Indian River County man called 911 dispatchers on himself, after allegedly beating his wife with a baseball bat.

In a 911 recording obtained by WPBF, a man hurls expletive-laden demands at a dispatcher, " I just beat the (expletive) out of my old lady and you better send 10 (expletive) cops."

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The man is heard telling the dispatcher he's just beaten a woman inside a home in Fellsmere Friday night. But soon the callers threats shift from his captive to police.

"They better not come within 50 feet of me or there'll be a bunch of dead cops," said the caller.

Fellsmere police chief Keith Touchberry said he took extra precautions and called in the Indian River County Sheriff's Office for back up.

"With what's going on around us at this moment, you don't know if people are being prompted by national events and saying you know, 'this is my cue to do what I've been harboring for years'," said Touchberry.

Police said Randall Lee Feacher, 59, and his wife were arguing about his medical condition, when he allegedly became enraged and beat her several times with a bat on her head and arm. Police said when she tried to leave, Feacher hit her with a bat again and told her she “was not going anywhere” and then blocked the doorway with his body. Officials were able to confirm this because her injuries were consistent with her story.

When police arrived on the scene, Feacher had a baseball bat and a steak knife in his hands. After being given several commands, he threw the bat across the yard and dropped the knife on the ground. He then walked back inside the home, despite being told not to do so, and then stepped back outside, and sat down on his front steps. Police told him to stand and raise his hands, but refused to do so. Eventually, police Tased him and he was able to be arrested.

Feacher told police that he hit the victim because she hit him first with a stick. That’s when he then hit her twice, once in the head and once in the arm. He then said that he did not want to live anymore because of his medical condition. He then continued on to say that he could not wait to get his firearms “back from storage” so that he could shoot law enforcement officers. He said he had several rifles.

"So it makes it even more volatile Because they really have nothing to lose at that point," said Touchberry.

Feacher was charged with aggravated battery, unlawful imprisonment, and resisting an officer without violence. He is currently in jail and is being held on $55,000 bond.